THE MARINERS MUSEUM HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with UWT were assigned by the US Coast Guard to THE MARINERS MUSEUM of NEWPORT NEWS, VA. The builder is listed in the USCG MIC database. Enter the full 12-character HIN below for build date, model year, and serial — free, no account.
MIC
UWT
Location
NEWPORT NEWS, VA
In business
since 2003
Status
Listed active in USCG records
THE MARINERS MUSEUM hulls (2003–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Free · no account · the HIN is on the transom, upper starboard (right) corner
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THE MARINERS MUSEUM HIN FAQ
What does a THE MARINERS MUSEUM HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "UWT" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to THE MARINERS MUSEUM — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. THE MARINERS MUSEUM hulls (2003–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is THE MARINERS MUSEUM still in business?
USCG records list THE MARINERS MUSEUM of NEWPORT NEWS, VA in the MIC database (registered 2003).
How do I decode the year on a THE MARINERS MUSEUM HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. THE MARINERS MUSEUM hulls (2003–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits. Enter the full 12-character HIN above and the decoder works it out, including the legacy formats.
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Sources: USCG Manufacturer Identification Code database (uscgboating.org, refreshed monthly) · HIN format per 33 CFR 181 subpart C. Cite this page: CarWhere, "THE MARINERS MUSEUM HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/uwt, last verified 2026-06-12.